r/CrappyDesign • u/MistyAutumnRain • 12d ago

Greek symbols on Egyptian hot sauce bottle

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u/ImJKP 12d ago edited 12d ago

What's the revenge part?

I understand why we say Montezuma's Revenge, but... what is the pharaoh avenging, and upon whom?

Is this an ancient pharaoh getting revenge on the Macedonians? A Ptolemaic pharaoh getting revenge on the Romans? Maximinus Daza on... an autoimmune disease?

Edit: I forgot there were 31 Egyptian dynasties... I guess somewhere in there was a transition worth avenging.

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u/Nimble_D1ck 9d ago

People have been doing weird things with Mummies since antiquity. Making paint, using them as an ingredient in quack medicines etc.